Cork needs more than a supervised drug injection facility to help tackle the city's drug problem. The first-ever report into Problem Drug Use in the city shows that between 2018 and 2021 there was a total of 487 self harm presentations related to PDU.
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Lack of supports and easy access to education are keeping migrant women out of the workplace. A survey conducted by NASC - a Cork based Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre - found that many women cannot overcome the barriers and remain out of the labour force.
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88% of people believe not enough is being done to use vacant properties to boost housing stock. The MyHome sentiment survey also reveals almost half believe rent pressure zones need to be abolished with the average rent in Cork city now over 2 thousand euro.
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Kabin Krew have won a Choice Music Prize for Irish Song of the Year. The Cork band won the award for their viral hit "the spark."
